Low Voltage Fuses
BLC, CR and CS types
Super Rapid Fuses
ꢀ Application and selection guide
BLC, CR and CS-type – Super rapid
fuse
Fig. (a)
ꢀ Fuse ratings
When selecting fuses various factors
such as protection, coordination and
load, etc. must be considered.
However, in this catalog the main
matters such as voltage, current and I2t
only are explained.
When selecting fuses for
semiconductor rectifier circuit protection
the following conditions must be
satisfied.
For additional details contact FUJI.
ꢁ
Line fuse method
In this method the fuses are connected to
the AC line side.
Rated voltage
ꢀ Conditions of application
1. The rated interrupting current of the
fuse must be greater than the
estimated short circuit current of the
circuit.
The rated voltage of the fuse indicates
the maximum operational voltage and
this also indicates the root-mean-
square value of the AC sinusoidal wave
voltage. Select fuses having a rated
voltage exceeding the voltage obtained
by the formula shown in the following
table. (Fig. 1)
Fig. (b)
Available short
circuit current
of rectifier circuit
Rated interrupting
current of fuse
<
Do not select current-limiting fuses with
rated voltages drastically exceeding the
rectifier circuit voltage. It is necessary
to consider the arc voltage.
2. The let-thru current value of fuse
must be less than the allowable 1/2
cycle surge current value.
Element fuse method
In this method the fuses are connected in
series to the semiconductor element.
Semiconductor – 1/2
Fuse let-thru
<
cycle allowable surge
current 10ms (at 50Hz)
current value
=
3. The total clearing I2t value which the
fuse requires to complete interruption
must be less than the allowable I2t
value of semiconductor.
Fig. 1 Rated voltage required by fuses
Wire connection
type
Wiring diagram
Rated voltage of Fuse (VFN rms)
Fuse – total
For line fuse
For element fuse
Semiconductor – I2t
<
clearing I2t
=
4. The rated current of the fuse must be
greater than the average forward
current of the semiconductor.
>
=
>
=
Single-phase bridge
3-phase bridge
V
V
V
FN
a · Ea
a · Ea
V
V
V
FN
a · Ea
a · Ea
Ea
Fuse –
rated current
Semiconductor –
average forward current
>
Ea
>
=
>
=
FN
FN
5. The rated current and voltage of the
fuse must be greater than those of
the rectifier circuit.
Ea
08
Fuse – rated
current and
voltage
Rectifier circuit –
current and voltage
>
>
FN a · 3 · Ea
=
3-phase, double star
FN a · 3 · Ea
=
>
Method of application
Remarks: The 'a' is a coefficient where the regulation of the AC input voltage is taken into account. This
is a=1.1 in case of voltage regulation 10ꢀ.
Semiconductor rectifier equipment has
a variety of rectifier circuits. Taking the
3-phase bridge rectifier circuit as an
example – Fig. (a) and (b) as shown in
the following.
Fig. 2 Element current and line current
Wire connection
type
Wiring diagram
Element fuse method Line fuse method
Element current Ia
Line current
I
Although the number of fuses used in
the line fuse method (a) is half the
number used in the element fuse
method (b), the fuses must have a
larger current capacity.
Id
Id
__
Ia =
I = d
Ia
Single-phase bridge
3-phase bridge
2
√
I
= 0.707d
Id
I
Id
2
3
__
Ia =
I
=
Id
3
√
Ia
= 0.577dI
= 0.816dI
Ia
I
Id
Id
__
I
= Ia =
3-phase, double star
2
3
√
= 0.289dI
Fuji Electric FA components & Systems Co., Ltd./D & C Catalog
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